Where do you paddle or row? I let folks across Canada know all about Dartmouth-Cole Harbour's incredible paddling and rowing clubs!! Calling all paddlers and rowers! What's your club?
On this day in 1944, thousands of Canadians lost their lives or were wounded as they fought valiantly for democracy and for our freedom. On the 78th anniversary of D-Day we remember their courage and their sacrifice. Lest we forget. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/.../d-day-and-the-battle-of...
I hope you’re having a great weekend! I started my day off at Market Madness at Cole Harbour Place. There were so many wonderful vendors. Huge thanks to the The Mom Market Collective Inc. Halifax for organizing this! The Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum’s Fibre Frolic was fantastic. From sheep shearing and demonstrations, to [...]
We’ve heard loud and clear from Canadians that they want to see stronger action on gun crime. We’ve recently introduced the strongest gun control measures in over forty years, including: Implementing a national freeze on handguns to prevent individuals from bringing newly acquired handguns into Canada and from buying, selling, and transferring handguns within [...]
Happy National AccessAbility Week! We need to keep working on creating a Canada that's disability #InclusiveFromTheStart, by breaking down barriers, celebrating disability diversity, and considering the needs of everyone right from the beginning. Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/.../national-accessability-week.html
I’m at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Spring Session in Vilnius, Lithuania with several of my colleagues representing Canada. The NATO alliance has never been more relevant or more united in my lifetime. I was deeply moved when Ukrainian MP Mariana Bezuhla took time to join us virtually from the frontline in the Donbas region [...]
Great to visit the Shannon Park lands with Public Services and Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi earlier today. Shannon Park is an incredible opportunity to build a vibrant community, and I can’t wait to see plans for these lands come to fruition, including Millbrook First Nation’s adjacent plans. It’s also an opportunity for more affordable [...]
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour is the perfect place to open and grow a business—our Government knows it too. I just delivered $2.5 million to help 9 local companies and organizations innovate, grow, and keep turning their great ideas into incredible products and services, while providing more good jobs here at home. https://www.canada.ca/.../dartmouth-organizations-grow...
I love my Brigadoon Village limited edition tee! These special shirts are back in stock at New Scotland Clothing until June 1st. These shirts are so soft and I love the print. More importantly, buying one of these great tees will help support kids attending Brigadoon! Supporting the work of Brigadoon Village really matters [...]
Like I always say, companies in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour are doing big things! Especially companies like Mara Renewables! A few years back I delivered a repayable contribution through ACOA to Mara, to help them improve efficiency, cut production costs, and take advantage of new market opportunities for their high-quality algal omega-3 oil. Since then, they’ve [...]
